Operations Manager

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Provide leadership across mining, wet plant, dry plant, and rail operations
• Lead hiring, onboarding, scheduling, and workforce planning
• Manage performance, including coaching, reviews, and corrective action
• Develop supervisors and frontline leaders through training and mentorship
• Promote employee engagement, accountability, and a high-performance culture
• Ensure consistent application of company policies and standards

Production & Operations

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate production to meet customer demand
• Ensure plant performance, uptime, and throughput across all sites
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) and take corrective action as needed
• Partner with quality and logistics teams to meet customer requirements

Financial & Strategic Management

• Develop and manage operating budgets
• Control costs and optimize resource allocation
• Track and report on production, efficiency, and cost performance
• Support long-term planning and capital improvement initiatives
• Analyze production data and trends to drive continuous improvement

Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE)

• Ensure all work is performed safely and in compliance with regulations
• Lead safety initiatives, training, and regular safety meetings
• Respond to incidents and support investigations
• Maintain strong environmental stewardship and compliance standards
• Stop work when conditions are unsafe

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Maintenance, Quality, Logistics, HSE, Mining, and HR teams
• Communicate performance, risks, and operational updates to leadership
• Support a positive and professional work environment

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field (or equivalent experience) preferred
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in industrial operations preferred
• Experience in mining, aggregates, sand processing, or similar industry strongly preferred
• Proven ability to lead multi-site operations
• Strong leadership, coaching, and team development skills
• Experience with continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen) preferred
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to interpret technical and operational data
• Strong communication skills across all levels of the organization
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and reporting systems
• Valid driver's license

Why Join Us

• Lead operations across multiple high-impact facilities
• Opportunity to drive meaningful improvements and operational excellence
• Collaborative leadership environment with cross-functional support
• Competitive compensation and benefits package

Source Energy Services' success is attributed to the passion and commitment of our employees across all levels of the company. We are a company of dedicated, hard-working professionals who proudly work within the energy industry. Be part of a growing, dynamic, and evolving company.

About Source Energy Services:

Source Energy Services is a logistics and oilfield services company that focuses on the integrated production and distribution of high quality frac sand, as well as the distribution other bulk oil and gas well completion materials requested by customers. Source provides its customers with a full end-to-end solution for frac sand supported by its Wisconsin and Peace River mines and processing facilities, its Western Canadian terminal network, its "last mile" logistics capabilities and Sahara, a proprietary well site mobile sand storage and handling system.

Source's full-service approach allows customers to rely on its logistics platform to increase reliability of supply and to ensure the timely delivery of frac sand and other bulk completion materials at the well site.

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This description is not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed. It is understood that this is not a contract. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position without notice at any time.